Patience, yes! We need to keep this simple. Meanwhile, thanks Jeff for volunteering to gather the final list.

As for the new thread: Here's what I imagine it will be:

PERMANENTLY PASTED AT TOP OF EVERY PAGE - description of Forum Git IIIIt will have a simple description of the Forum Git III - LS-03 and all the basic specs (all of which will not be a deal breaker for anyone).

(1) It will have 3 choices of Wood

People who will REPLY to that thread will be BUYERS ONLY... so we don't have to wade through pages and pages of replies.

BUYERS will have to type in their CHOICE of tonewood combo: IS/RW, IS/Hog, Hog/Hog

People may want to indicate how many guitars they are ordering... as some clearly may have the means to purchase 2.

Jim Holler sent me this email around 12:30pm Eastern. UPDATE on DEPOSIT: 25%

In line with the Forum Rules, I cannot include the prices. But I will paste what I'm allowed. Here it is.

Larrivee has funded a price reduction on the guitar to help get to these prices.

Order process. 25% deposit Balance when the guitars are here and ready to ship. I would expect 12 weeks for the production of the guitars. I should have the dimensions from Ricky T tomorrow. 4" is the body depth. He has an old LS09 at his home he is going to measure to verify the rest of the dimensions.UPDATE on DEPOSIT: 25%

Do not post these numbers on the forum. You can post that we hit the price targets and to email me for the details. I will now start to reply to the emails I have already got.

I will send the same info to Randy.

--- end of Jim Holler's message ---

Thanks to all my dear Forum Family - for making this curious thought - closer to reality.

Re: the deposit. Am I reading it correctly that we need to provide a 50% deposit upon placing the order and the other 50% when the guitars arrive at Trinity ? I think some of us were expecting a smaller deposit. Could be difficult to pull that off, especially right at Christmas time. Anyway, I hope that Visa or MC will be accepted for both deposit and final payment since some of us are cash strapped at the moment. That is, unless Danny is gonna float me a loan

I probably can't swing this but would like to now what the final price is going to be...just incase I can....I'm selling everything I can get my hands on. So how do I do that? Randy just said not to email Jim....plus as I am not for sure....so can someone PM the price...or drop it to my email?

I probably can't swing this but would like to now what the final price is going to be...just incase I can....I'm seeling everything I can get my hands on. So how do I do that? Randy just said not to email Jim....plus as I am not for sure....so can someone PM the price...or drop it to my email?

That's what they sell for retail. Just how expensive is a rosette, fcol? Sorry to be snarky but I'm still staggering from the idea that a FIFTY percent deposit is required. An indiviual luthier doesn't reqire that for a custom guitar. I get that it's a special body, ok, but I also get that this is a nice order for a manufacturer. Unless they are so swamped with requests the business isn't appreciated.